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Books Read Before the Movies

A list of books that spawned movies and TV shows. I've read them all, usually before watching the spin off show/movie.
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Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
1
Thomas Harris
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
2
Joseph Heller
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
3
J. K. Rowling
His Dark Materials Series (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Series
4
Phillip Pullman
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
5
William Peter Blatty
It (Stephen King)
It
6
Stephen King
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
7
Stephen King
The Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart
8
The Running Man (Richard Bachman)
The Running Man
9
Richard Bachman
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
10
Thomas Keneally
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
11
Ernest Cline
First Blood (David Morrell)
First Blood
12
David Morrell
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
13
Roald Dahl
"The Midnight Meat Train" by Clive Barker
"The Midnight Meat Train" by Clive Barker
14
Alien (Alan Dean Foster)
Alien
15
Alan Dean Foster
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
16
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
17
E.B. White
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
18
Anne Rice
Queen of the Damned (Anne Rice)
Queen of the Damned
19
Anne Rice
The Terminator (Shaun Hutson)
The Terminator
20
Shaun Hutson
The Commitments (Roddy Doyle)
The Commitments
21
Roddy Doyle
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
Make Room! Make Room!
Make Room! Make Room!
23
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
Pinocchio
24
Carlo Collodi
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
25
Erich Maria Remarque
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
26
George Orwell
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection
27
Douglas Adams
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
28
Rudyard Kipling
Odd Thomas (Dean Koontz)
Odd Thomas
29
Dean Koontz
Hannibal (Thomas Harris)
Hannibal
30
Thomas Harris
Conan (Robert Howard)
Conan
31
Robert Howard
The Snapper (Roddy Doyle)
The Snapper
32
Roddy Doyle
The Van (Roddy Doyle)
The Van
33
Roddy Doyle
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
34
Bram Stoker
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
35
Mary Shelley
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
36
H.G. Wells
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
37
Thomas Hardy
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
38
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
39
Charles Dickens
Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
Salem's Lot
40
Stephen King
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